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Meanwhile, in Heaven... Around the same time the Hazbin Hotel is welcoming Baxter and other new guests... All of Heaven's higher angels are gathered in the courtroom.
With his hands in white chains, Sir Pentious in the center. He looks around the room, "...Well, this is quite the warm welcome." Surrounded by various angels all talking over each other over the sight in front of them.
An angel is heard from the crowd, "Sera, what do you plan on doing with this? Nothing like this has happened before!"
Emily flies around the courtroom, "We shouldn't be worried about this!" She looks at the angels in the crowd, "We should be making things right! We need to make things right!" She flies around again, "We need to go down and talk to Charlie!"
A one-eyed angel yells, "What is the meaning of this, Sera?"
An insect-themed angel shouts, "You commanded an Extermination of Hell, and you kept it from us? How long has this been going on?!"
Within the Seraphim's seating area, Sera is sweating...
Emily flies next to her older sister, "The exterminations have always been wrong! We bear some of that responsibility..."
An angel made of ribbons sweats, "Now the demons have managed to kill the leader of our army? What if Hell wants vengeance on us now?"
An angel with a mask shakes their head, "Will the Morningstar return?"
Another angel flies around in a panic, "Well! What! What was it? I don't... Adam? But dead? Should be! I don't know, really." He starts babbling...
A lanky angel looks down, "A sinner has made it to Heaven? How is this possible?"
A one-eyed angel blinks at the former Sinner in front of him, "Was this redemption?"
Another angel speaks, "You told us that souls were decided, that nothing could change that. We trusted your word that this could never happen! Yet NOW one is in Heaven and another is in Hell..."
High up in the Seraphim's seats, Sera shakes her head, "It can't..." She nearly covers herself in her wings before deciding not to... She looks over at Sir Pentious, "You, demon... How did you get here?"
Sir Pentious stammers while scratching his cheek, "I, um... I-I-I don't-"
Sera looks down in front of herself, "Perhaps Viola falling caused some sort of swap to keep the balance..." She then shakes her head while looking at the serpent, "How did you get here? You had to have forced your way in. Was it the Morningstar? How did you get past the gate?"
She turned towards the inner part of the court, "Peter! Did you let him in?"
In a seat next to another man, St. Peter squints at the former demon, "Uh..." He sweats while the eldest Seraphim glares at him, "I swear to the Speaker, I did not let him in!" He holds his hands up.
Sitting next to her sister, Emily frowns, "Sera, he didn't force his way in." She moves a littl"We both saw it! He ascended! He was redeemed-"
Sera closes her eyes while looking away from her, "Don't. Don't say it, Emily. Please. We need..." However, she stops when her sister holds her hand. She sighs while looking at her sister, "We need answers."
From his seat, Cain speaks up, "Yeah! And those answers are! A: He's not supposed to be here! And two: Viola's supposed to be up here!" A bandage is shown laying vertically on the left side of his mouth.
From her seat, Lute scratches her new golden arm, "We don't need answers, we need action! He killed Adam!" She sits up fully and slams her fist on the table in front of her, "That's an act of war. We need to go down and-"
Her uniform's left sleeve is now ripped at the shoulder with golden blood dried on her lower left hip from when she ripped off her arm. The golden arm is a metallic prosthetic, and has Adam's halo on like a makeshift bracelet. Her helmet is currently on...
Sera shakes her head, "Lute. Silence."
Lute continues, "This is the room of the Speaker, and I will use my voice. With all due respect, Seraphim, I was right about them! Adam was right about them. This demon filth is not to be trusted. He and his kind should all be dead... And I will make that happen. Just let me-"
Abel speaks up from his seat next to St. Peter, "Hi." He then chuckles, "Can I cut in? Uh, hi. Hello. Abel here, OTHER son of Adam. Rest in peace. Um, as much as I'd like to honor my dearly departed dad, I-I really just wanted to say-"
Lute shouts at the blonde, "Shut up, Abel. Adam didn't even f--king like you."
Cain lets out a laugh, "Pssh yeah!"
Abel slumps his shoulders with a frown, "I know." He sighs, "But facts aside, I think it might be good to stay on the subject of this colorful snake thing!"
Emily smiles at him and then looks back at her older sister, "Yeah, one thing at a time. This is about Sir Pentious."
Sera then transforms into her partial form, "Okay! Tell us. How did you get here, demon?" She gazes down at the redeemed snake...
Feeling threatened, Sir Pentious hisses angrily back at her...
...Until suddenly, a giant golden figure emerges from above and puts a hand on Sera's shoulder... A woman's voice is heard, "Sera, calm yourself."
A giant, golden being flies down and releases Sir Pentious from the white chains. She holds his face gently, "My dear child, please tell us your story."
She is a beautiful avian-like angel with long eyelashes... She looks like a phoenix... Her hair is long and flowing and the end of her long dress resembles scrolls.
Sir Pentious blinks at her, "Uh, well..." He chuckles nervously, "I-I don't, um... I'm not very much of a storyteller, you know, and... And I don't, uh... I don't know how I got here, miss..." He tilts his head at her, "Who are you?"
Th giant woman's beak curves into a smile towards him, "I am known as the Speaker Of God."
The snake takes off his hat and holds it close to his chest, "My story? Well, I was once an inventor in London..."
...
A flashback then starts... All the way back to the year 1888... In London where a human Sir Pentious is in his workshop working on inventions....
The snake's voice is heard narrating over the scene, "I was a hermit of sorts. I didn't go out or socialize. I didn't have friends. I had my work and my machines. But I had a tendency to watch things. People in particular. It gave me the illusion I had people in my life. And I was fascinated by all these lives I could see. And these moments I witnessed, some moments more private than others... I'm rather ashamed of it now..."
The Speaker's voice is then heard, "Continue, my child."
Sir Pentious sighs before continuing, "But on that day..."
He continues voicing over a scene of a woman walking into the street, "I was watching a woman wandering past my workshop, a beautiful thing, young, so full of life. And then I saw..."
In the shadow, a figure stabs the woman... And blood flies into the air...
The redeemed soul continues his narration, "And I did nothing. I knew who did it, and I did nothing. He was a client, a man with power. I could have... I could have done something, brought the man to justice, but I... I didn't. I don't know if it was fear or apathy, but..." He is heard crying, "I... That man went on to kill five more women. Five more. I still did nothing, and he was never caught..."
The flashback then ends...
...
Back inside Heaven's courtroom...
Tears flow down the snake's cheeks, "I carried that guilt to my grave, and I ended up in Hell. And I deserved it..." He then puts his hat back on...
The Speaker of God tilts her head down at him, "So, why are you here now, my child?"
Sir Pentious briefly pulls his hat over his face, "I don't know. My friends. My friends were in danger. Cherri was in danger. I had to do something. This time... I would do something..."
Sera stares at the snake and a spark returns to her eyes, "He was... Redeemed." A single tear rolls down her cheek before she looks down, spotting her little sister hug her... She places a hand on her back...
The golden phoenix smiles down at him, "Thank you for telling us your story, my child."
Lute stands up from her seat, "No! You are not really buying this sh/t?" She gestures towards Cain specifically, "He was a spineless coward who let people be murdered, but then he attempts a murder himself and he wins a ticket to Heaven? Bullsh/t!"
The Speaker of God instead looks down at the new Winner, "You acted selfless. You cared more for the lives of others than your own, and made the ultimate sacrifice. You were able to atone. You are a cleansed soul. A free soul. You have nothing left to fear here."
Sir Pentious then pulls her into a hug, "Thank you!" She doesn't hug him back and is moreso surprised at the contact.
Abel smiles at this, "Aw, cute."
St. Peter nods his head in approval, "Good vibes."
Cain is shown rolling his eyes at this.
Speaker of God smiles down at him, "It seems that this soul has atoned for the sins of his life, his past..." Briefly, her eyes conjure an image of his past for all to witness, "He comes to us a soul who understands and was willing to overcome. Heaven welcomes you, Pendleton.
Sir Pentious releases her from his hug, "Oh, I don't use that name anymore! You can call me Sir Pentious, your Highness." He smiles at her, his tongue slithering out.
Abel nods his head, "Oh, I get it now. That is so clever!" He places his head in his hand with a smile, "Like a serpent. Adorable."
Lute shakes her head, "I cannot believe this! Your Highness, I know you are wise. Far beyond me, but this beast came from the dark pit, sent by the princess of Hell herself. We cannot fall for his lies!"
The Speaker of God looks at her in confusion, "I sense no lies."
The Exorcist balls her fist, "He was under the command of the Morningstar, the first fallen angel, and his daughter. It was her who called for redemption and then somehow found it through the death of one of us. That cannot mean nothing to you."
Sera speaks up again, "Or he was redeemed."
Cain speaks up from his seat, "But what about Viola? You're telling me a sweet, tiny angel like her can just fall from Heaven?"
Emily shakes her head, "Viola's case is different from Sir Pentious then."
Lute flies up from her seat and into the air, "I— Sera! Y-You know more than anyone here how much Hell has tried to gain power for an uprising. It's only a matter of time. Adam knew it, and now he's dead. As head of Heaven's exorcist army, I-"
Speaker of God turns to her with a tilt of her head, "As what?"
Lute speaks again, "As head of-"
However, Abel flies up towards the Exorcist, "Um, hey, Lute. Sorry to interrupt, but I think..." He reveals an Exorcist mask with very curved horns, similar to a grown ram's, "I'm actually the new head of the Exorcists..." He chuckles while putting on the helmet, "Sorry."
The still lieutenant turns towards him in shock, "What?!
Emily folds her arms, "Abel is Adam's son. Plus we felt he'd handle both Pentious and Viola's situations more... Fairly."
Lute shouts at both Seraphim, "But I was his right hand!
St. Peter cringes at this, "Yeesh, that's gotta sting!"
Lute points her sword at him, "Shut up, Peter! You're just a glorified mascot!"
St. Peter raise his hand, "At least I wasn't just demoted! Oh!" He laughs, "Get dunked on."
The Exorcist throws her sword at St. Peter, who quickly dodges... He looks up, now sitting awkwardly in his seat.
Lute looks back up at Sera, "Your Majesty, please." She takes off her mask off, showing a desperate curve to her eyebrow on her face, "I cannot hold my tongue when I have seen firsthand the destruction that demons have caused us, the threat they pose..."
She hallucinates Vaggie, Charlie in her demon form, Viola with her scar on her cheek and Adam in the former battle in her hands where her helmet is.
She blinks with tears in her eyes, "I have lost so much... I have endured..." She grabs at her hair, "I am willing to give my life to Heaven, to stop those filthy f--king monsters."
Emily pleads with her, "Lute, this is a sign that Charlie was right, that redemption is possible!" While she speaks, the Exorcist turns, "This means Viola-"
Lute's eyes widen towards her, "Don't you dare." She then turns to the rest of the court, "What is wrong with all of you? They hit us back and we just pussy out?" She flies in front of the speaker, "We need to go down and-"
Sera stands in between her and the Speaker with multiple eyes opening on her form, "Lute, enough! You will not address the Speaker like that."
Lute's smile strains, "Your Highness, you know why you allowed the exterminations. Because you knew Hell was a threat. Now they know they can bring down an archangel! They have another Exorcist now, even if it is that pint-sized traitor. Now Heaven is in very real danger, and you-"
Sera holds up her hand, "Lute, this changes things."
Lute shakes her head, "It changes nothing. Some slimy f--ker tricks fate into allowing him here, it means nothing!"
Sir Pentious briefly speaks up, "I'm not that slimy..."
The High Seraphim raises her hand again, "It means everything, Lute. This ends now. There will not be any more blood on my hands."
The Exorcist tries to speak up, "But-"
Sera interrupts her, "It has been decided. This Sir Pentious is here now, and so he is a soul in our care. And Viola is down in Hell for now." She sighs before turning to her sister, "And Emily... I am sorry."
Emily blinks up at her, "Sera?"
The older sister looks down at her, "I pressured Viola into keeping the secret." She holds Emily's hand, "Even when you found out, she could have lied about not knowing about it or blame me for making her keep it but she didn't." She squeezes her sister's hand, "I am truly sorry Viola felt like she had to take such a drastic measure..."
Emily tilts her head up at her sister with a smile, "Well... It's okay! We're going to be at peace with Hell now so... Viola should be okay! She can even come back up if she wants!" She then blushes a little, "Besides, she's with Charlie at her hotel!"
Sera stares blankly at her little sister, "...Have you been spying on Viola with a ball of light?"
Emily's eyes quickly dart away, "...Nooooooo!" She then blushes a little and waves her hand, "No! Not at all!"
Lute rolls her eyes at this, "Oh great, now we're talking about the TRAITOR?" She balls up her fists in anger, "That pussy willingly abandoned her SWORN DUTY to protect Heaven! And to do what? Go be hold hands with the sinners who killed one of us?!"
Cain speaks up, "OR! Or that little demon brat mind controlled her and now she's his servant!" He puts his hand on his chest dramatically, "I should know! Viola would never fight me!"
Abel blinks up at his brother, "...Didn't she pop your wrist when you wouldn't stop annoying her that one time-"
The more violent brother shouts at him, "Shut up, Abel!"
Sera frowns before shaking her head, "Lute. Cain. Do not speak of her that way. Once we see Viola's progress, you may cast your judgement." She turns to her sister, her face softening, "Emily... Please take Sir Pentious, tend to him."
The younger Seraphim's eyes sparkle and she cheers, "Yes!" She flies towards the snake in excitement.
Sera turns the new commander, "Abel... Stand by, please, for what our next action will be regarding your father's death."
Abel holds up finger guns towards her, "Yupperoni!"
And with that, everyone starts to leave the courtroom...
St. Peter flies near an angel resembling an insect, "I told you guys I didn't let him in! I watch the gate, like, really well, okay?"
The bug-like angel rolls her eyes, "We get it, Peter. Shut up."
The blonde frowns in dismay... He suddenly stops before following the crowd...
Emily happily spins her new friend around before squealing, "Come on, Penny! I'm gonna make sure you have the best first day!"
Sir Pentious waves his hand upon being put down, "Hoho, whoa. Well, this isn't really my first. I've been here for..."
However, the younger Seraphim interrupts him with an excited scream, "Let's go!" She then grabs him before pulling into the air.
The snake screams in horror, "Where are you taking me?!"
Sera then lands the ground and looks back at the Exorcist flying towards her, "Please don't, Lute."
Lute balls her fists, "Please! You know I'm right, deep down." She then lifts her hand, "Please, Seraphim, I already spoke to Lilith. She-"
However, the tall angel looks back at her with a furrowed eyebrow, "Lilith?"
The Exorcist nods back at her, "Yes! Please, I told her to go down and stop her b-tch daughter-"
Sera interrupts her, "You had no authority."
The woman with white hair scrunches her shoulders, "I-"
The high Seraphim shakes her head, "You are no longer in charge, and you will remain the lieutenant. The decisions are mine and mine alone to make. Call off any of your plans and report to Abel, or it will be seen as treason. Do you understand?"
Lute puts her mask back on, "Yes."
Sera nods back at her, "Dismissed."
The Exorcist walks out angrily, grabbing her sword on the way...
...
Meanwhile, in unspecified secluded forest area, Lilith looks down at her phone while she gets a text from Lute.
The text reads, 'YOU'RE OFF THE HOOK FOR NOW B-TCH'.
She then puts the phone down and almost sips her tea, but her phone rings. She picks it up and sees it's from Charlie. She declines the call and stands up from the table. She then walks further into the forest..
...
And now, Emily is showing Sir Pentious around Heaven... She gets in his face which startles him, "So! Sir Pentious, I know you are new here and you had a... Not-so-great first impression, but I am determined to make sure you have the best time. It's kind of what I do here! Tell me everything about yourself!"
Sir Pentious begins to stammer, "I, uh, well, uh, well, I, um—"
Emily interrupts him while gesturing to a bar, "Do you like sugar? We have a lot of sugar here!" Said bar is filled with literal sugar. She then looks at the pie shop next to it, "OH! We should go to Rosemary's! She loves new people coming to her pie shop!"
The snake scratches his cheek, "Well, um, I've never really tried-" He shouts while she pulls him into the shop, "Woah! Wait!"
...
Now inside the blue and gold decorated pie shop, Rosemary is shown putting a pie into the oven to bake. The golden retriever Winner smiles while feeding her daughter a forkful of cherry pie.
She turns and smiles upon hearing the bell at the front door, "Welcome to Rosemary + Family's Treats Galore! What'll be today?" She raises an eyebrow, "Emily! Baby, it's been a while!" However, she looks around her with a confused frown, "Where's Viola? I never see you two apart."
The golden kitten in the blue dress, Honey, frowns with her ears dipping down, "No Viola?"
Emily is taken aback before shaking her "Oh uh... She's not available at the moment..."
Rosemary slowly nods, "Ooooh, was it a break up?"
The blue angel quickly shakes her head, "No! No, not like that! Or I hope not..."
The golden retriever blinks, "A break then?"
Emily shakes her head with a blush, "No!"
Rosemary squints at her, "Ooooh, okay?" Her daughter raises an eyebrow at her and she shrugs back, "Um... Not sure how to help you there, baby."
The Seraphim blushes even more, "Never mind that, everything is okay!" She quickly shoves the snake in front of her, "Uh, here! Meet my new friend, Sir Pentious! He's a redeemed soul and I'm showing him around Heaven!"
Sir Pentious waves awkwardly towards her, "H-hello!"
The pie shop owner smiles at the new resident, "Nice to meet you, Sir Pentious!" She then raises an eyebrow at Emily, "Redeemed?"
Emily claps her hands together, "So... He's actually from Hell! But like... He died and was allowed to be here in Heaven!" She rubs the back of her neck, "Sorry, I can't go into too much detail at the moment. But I swear, he's a super good person!"
Rosemary looks at her daughter and back to the redeemed soul, "Huh... Hmmm... Well, he's here now. So I'm not gonna question anything, you guys know what you're doing." She waves her hand with a shrug, "Him being up here means he's a good person now." She then gives the snake a friendly smile, "Would you like a slice of pie? Here, it's on the house." She slides a plate of apricot pie towards him.
Sir Pentious's eyes sparkle at the slice, "Oh! Well thank you very much, Miss Rosemary. I will be sure to finish your token of kindness!" He then takes a rather dramatic bite, "This is positively delicious! Thank you!" He then eyes the little golden kitten, "You know, you look a lot like one of my friends! Though he was much more..." He then makes a grumpy frown, making the child laugh.
The golden retriever smiles while relaxing "You know, I'm pretty sure this is where Emily and Viola had their first date."
The snake tilts his head at her while finishing a bite, "Oh?" He chuckles when the girl pats his face with a napkin.
Emily smiles while waving her hand, "On a technicality. We didn't officially start dating until a whole month after visiting!"
Rosemary lets out a small laugh, "Uh huh, sure. Don't think I didn't see that blush you had on your face when she gave you a piece of her slice."
The Seraphim begins to blush a little, "I thought you didn't see that!"
The golden retriever wipes the counter with, "You two were sitting at my window. How could I not see it?" However, she still smiles, "What? It was adorable! You can't hide things like that from me, I had a husband and a bakery. I can tell when someone is in love while eating."
Seeing Emily's fully golden face, Sir Pentious speaks up, "...Uh, maybe we should go?" His pie has been completely devoured...
The blue angel suddenly perks up, "Uh... Yeah! Yeah..." She then grabs his shoulder before waving, "Bye Rosemary! Bye Honey!" With that, she quickly drags her new friend out of the pie shop... With both mother and daughter waving at the two of them before turning back to their pie shop duties...
...
The duo then make their way outside... Sir Pentious slumps his shoulders to relax. Meanwhile... The Seraphim bunches up her shoulders...
Emily lets out a sudden laugh, "Sorry about that! Rosemary loves to tease, it seems!" She then relaxes her shoulders, "...She's not wrong though... I think that's where I started seeing Viola differently..."
She then shakes her head, "Come on! Let's go do something else!"
Not giving him a lot of time, the Seraphim starts summoning animals in her hands, "Or would you rather pet some kittens? Puppies? Koalas?" She moves closer to the snake with a koala in her hand.
Sir Pentious puts his hands in front of the animal, "Oh, I'm allergic."
Emily gestures to the ground below them, "What about pangolins?!" There is a whole bunch of said animals around them. She starts petting a pangolin on the ground, "They are really cute. Endangered on Earth but so cute! We have, like, literally so many here! Or any animal you could want to cuddle with! Viola loved puppies!"
The snake blinks at her, "Who's Viola?" He then shakes his head, "Er! That's very nice, but, um... Emil-y? Is it? Emily. Too many names..."
The Seraphim jumps up and gets in his face again, "Yes. Emily. That's my name, yes!" She then backs off, "Sorry, Viola is my girlfriend" She gestures at her bottom of her neck, "This tall, cute gold eyes, white hair! Adorable little face!"
Sir Pentious still raises an eyebrow, "Uh..." He then smiles at her, "Well, there is one thing I really want."
Emily flies closer to his face, "What is it?" She then flies even CLOSER towards him, "What is it?"
The snake turns away from her with a hopeful smile, "Yes, um, I really just want to see my friends. I want to know that they're okay."
The blue angel frowns, "Oh. Oh, they are fine! I hope." She then smiles again, "B-But don't worry about it."
Sir Pentious raises an eyebrow at her, "Can I see them?"
Emily places a hand on her chin, "Oh, um, well... No. I don't think you can. You know, this... This doesn't happen. That's why it's so special and you're so special! One of a kind."
The snake angel lies on the ground, now with tears in his eyes...
The Seraphim flies closer to him, "Oh, gosh, I'm sorry. I just mean... There's nobody quite like you."
Sir Pentious picks up his head, "So I'm alone again?" He then lays his head back on the ground with tears still in his eyes.
Emily shakes her head while flying upwards, "No! No, I'm here for you. And you'll love being in Heaven."
And then, she begins to sing while walking him down the street, "You're gonna make so many new friends here!
Potential amigos around every corner!" She waves to the various Winners.
The Seraphim flies around him, "No bullies or bums the chums are tens here
She then brings him to a beach and then the food court, "It'll be a breezy piece of cake to form your-
She flies upside down with him, "Brand new squad, crew or clique!"
Suddenly, the pair are in a car with Emily driving, "If you want some buddies you'll have your pick!"
Behind her, Sir Pentious is stealing various objects in every scene.
Emily still sings while jumping into the ball pit, not noticing him stealing at all, "'Cause no one here is like you!"
Now at the skatepark, "Not ones remotely like you!"
At a sunglasses store, Emily dips the ones on her face down, "You've got mystique!"
The Seraphim then shows Sir Pentious off on a stage to various Winners, "You're strange and unique"
She then grabs him before flying high above everyone, "You'll make pals come hither!" While she sings, Abel and St. Peter join them in the air.
Now at a zoo, she sings while the group looks at various snakes, "With every hiss and slither!"
Emily then shows off a parade that has a large balloon resembling the redeemed soul, "Everyone will like you!"
The Seraphim still sings while her and her friend group crowds him, "'Cause no one here is like you!"
Emily, Abel, and St. Peter all sing together, taking Sir Pentious to the named locations, "Scented candles, ponies, marshmallow, discotheques!" All three dance to the music...
Sir Pentious raises an eyebrow, "Do you have enriched uranium?"
Both Emily and Abel sing with their faces close to him, "No! But we got a unicorn polo stadium!" They show off said stadium.
St. Peter walks around a movie theater with the snake, "Christmas romcoms all year long at the Multi-plex!"
Abel sings with his hand on his chest dramatically, "I'm in love with you, Santa Claus!" A scene from the movie plays behind him.
Now inside the theater, the trio sing together, "Five stars!
And no one here's addicted to crack!" They then give Sir Pentiosu smiles that are a little TOO wide.
Now... Inside what looks to be a laboratory, Sir Pentious is building a drill. He sings while climbing inside it, "I'll get back to my friends
Once I graduate the voltage and calibrate this lens!"
Inside, he tinkers with the buttons inside while singing, "I will find a way
to quantize this frequency
up drive the peak speed
So I can see them todaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!"
He then activates the drill, which chips down at the floor...
Meanwhile Emily, Abel, and St. Peter fly around the drill while singing, "No one here schemes like you!" Sir Pentious shouts behind them, I'm coming, Cherri!"
The trio still sing, not paying attention to the drill at all, "Sheds skin or blasphemes like you!" Sir Pentious shouts again, "I'll see you in Hell!"
The three sing while flying upwards, "In no time we shall, become your best pals!"
The drill explodes, launching him into the air! He screams before landing on the ground, "Sh/t!"
Emily flies next to him to speak to him, "Yeah, I forgot to mention, you're not able to leave! But look on the bright side!"
She then sings again, "We'll have so much fun here!
from now till kingdom come here!"
Her, Abel, and St. Peter all thing together again, "We literally will!" Sir Pentious shout behind them, "No, no, no, no, no!"
The trio sing while dancing, "Have forever to chill!" The snake shouts from behind them again, "NOOOOOOO!"
Both Emily and Abel sing together, "You'll soon know us too well!" St. Peter sings behind them, "Ooh-woah!"
The pair continue to duet, "Since you can't go back to Hell!" St. Peter does the same, "Yeah, yeah!"
Emily, Abel, and St. Peter spin around him, "So wave your lonely days bye!
You big weird lonely snake guy!"
They then take him to the numerous named places while singing, "Beagles! Sprinkles! Friendship!
Guinea pigs! Churros! Pangolins!"
Sir Pentious slowly puts a gun to his head while they continue to sing...
Emily, Abel, and St. Peter spin on the streets of Heaven with him, "Everyone will like you 'cuz no one here is like you!"
The snake pulls the trigger, but only paper streamers and confetti pop out instead. He lays on the ground to start sobbing...
Emily sucks in a breath, "Ooh, maybe that didn't help actually..."
...
Now inside Cain's room, with dark blue walls and a golden floor... There are posters of various rock bands completely covering the walls, along with a bench press in the background. His black sword rests near the door... Cain is shown looking into the mirror... Looking at the injury left from Francis's claws.
The black haired man removes the bandage from the left of his mouth, which reveals a vertical scar running over his lips... He frowns upon remembering the Prince of Hell's words...
'That's what you get for running your mouth!'
Cain lets out a growl while chucking the bandage in the already filled trashcan.
However, almost immediately, his bedroom is slammed open... Revealing Lute with a glare on her face. Her fingers scrapes at the wood, "Cain. I need to talk to you about-"
The son of Adam lifts both his hands, "Viola and that f--king mouse-sized prince! I know!"
The lieutenant squints at him, "...And Adam."
Cain nods back at her before turning, "Yeah! And my dad! Which was totally also that punk's fault!"
Lute nods almost excitedly, "...So you agree with me that this is all a joke, right?"
The black haired man waves his hand, "F--k yeah! The commander sh/t SHOULDN'T have gone to Abel! It should have gone to me, I would have actually done something!"
Lute smiles while relaxing her shoulders, "Yes, finally! SOMEONE listens to reason around here!"
Cain punches his fist into his open palm, "Yeah! I'd go down there and demand he give Viola back to us!"
The white haired woman blinks blankly at him, "...What. What about your-" Her body even straightens a bit in shock.
However, Cain interrupts her, "She's obviously under mind control from that fat-legged dork! Man, f--k Francis!" He then turns away from her, "You know what! Let's stage a coup! Yeah, a big ol' coup and take that sh/t from Abel! He doesn't deserve it."
Lute simply blinks at him before shaking her head... She then turns and leaves the bedroom, leaving Cain to brainstorm on his own...
...
Meanwhile back in the courtroom, Sera is with the Speaker of God... The high Seraphim frowns, "Please forgive me, Speaker. I have sinned..."
The Speaker looks down at her, "Speak, my child."
The blue angel scrunches her shoulders, "I thought what I was doing was right for our people, but now... Now I'm faced with knowing it was all... That this whole time those souls could, with more faith in them... Be good, be changed. I-"
The phoenix frowns at her, "Sera."
A tear rolls down Sera's cheek, "...What have I done?" She then looks down...
And begins to sing, "I don't know what to do...
Thought I was righteously leading our people, but
now I'm faced with the truth
what kind of leader can't tell good from evil?
She looks up at the Speaker while still singing, "All those poor souls
How many could have been saved?
How could I trust in a justice so cruel and depraved?"
The Speaker sings with her, "One seeks and answer
that one cannot grant her...
She places her hands on Sera's shoulders before turning her towards the ball of light, "You're looking for light
only you can ignite...
Every transgression
must serve as a lesson...
She takes her hands off her shoulders before flying around her, "Yesterday you drew sorrow
What will you do tomorrow?"
Now inside the ball of light, Sera sings while walking through an extermination, "I feel no wiser
than when I commanded the slaughter
of those sons and daughters..."
The Speaker flies around in the background, "You can't hide..."
The Head Seraphim sings while blood from an Exorcist's kill covers her face and hair, "How can I be sure I don't repeat
more massacre based on mistaken conceit?"
While she walks through the bloody mess, she sees an Exorcist smaller than the others... The Exorcist slashes at a Sinner's chest, blood suddenly covers her mask and her gloves. She takes the helmet off before turning towards Sera with a salute; it's Viola with a smile on her face. However, the smile is clearly twisted.
The Speaker sings behind her, "Look inside..."
Sera walks past the twisted sight of her friend while singing, "If I stand down and leave us exposed
would that be blind to the threat Hell may pose?"
Now back inside the courtroom, The Speaker flies around her while singing, "You can't know, though time flows on
so you must bear the cross bestowed upon you..."
Sera places a hand on her chest and kneels down while singing, "Take pity, I pray...
give me a sign
What's your guidance?
Please show me the way!" She launches herself into the air to follow the golden being...
The Speaker of God sings while flying around the courtroom, "You speak of choices
made by other voices
You can only atone..."
Sera follows her while singing, "Tell me how to atone..."
The phoenix still sings over her, "Once you speak with your own..." She then flies upwards before disappearing...
Sera stands on the ball of light before looking upwards, "If souls from damnation
can earn their salvation
and find their forgiveness on high..."
She kneels while reaching upwards, "...How do I?"
...
Meanwhile, Lute is walking down Heaven's streets, shoving several angels aside. She reaches a back alley, where she takes off her mask and starts crying. She then screams and punches the wall, cracking it...
She then hears...
...A familiar voice in the alleyway, "Wow, someone's menstruating!"
Lute looks down the alleyway spots a familiar face in the shadows, "Adam? You're alive?"
Adam emerges from the shadows with a white glow around his whole body, "Oh." He scoffs and shakes his head, "No. No, I'm in your head. Guess you missed me that much, huh? You crazy b-tch."
The lieutenant shakes her head, "Nobody is listening to me."
The hallucination of the first man circles around her, "What? Not even Cain?"
The woman rolls her eyes, "He does but the dumbass is focused on rescuing the runt from Morningstar's littlest brat."
Adam looks away from her while waving his arm, "F--king Cain chasing Viola! Lame!" He then turns back towards her, "Wait, doesn't everyone know that I, uh, died?"
Lute looks down while slumping her shoulders, "...They don't care."
Adam stands up straight with his arms folded, "Well, that's some real bullsh/t!"
The white haired woman nods back at him, "I know!"
The hallucination waves his hand, "Well, guess it's up to you, then." He then slithers away from her...
Lute blinks back at him before slowly nodding, "...Yes, sir. It is."
...
Now... Sera in the meeting room with both Abel and St. Peter...
The High Seraphim looks down at her coworkers, "Okay. We... I have to decide what action will be taken regarding how much of a threat Hell could be now. They know what they can do to us, and many of them will be wanting to take out their pain on us... Lute was correct in that. They have numbers and no reason not to rise up against us, but I just... I don't want more... Especially since I need time to think of what should be done."
Abel blinks up at her with wide eyes, "We are ready and waiting, ma'am! With our knives and our helmets and, um, some other pointy things... Please try not to stress too much." He grabs the table in front of him, "It'll... Uh, it'll hurt your tummy."
Sera places both hands on the table while looking at the blonde, "What do you think we should do, Abel, as head of the army?"
The man with blonde hair hides underneath the table before poking his head upwards, "Oh, well, see, I don't much like confrontation, so I don't love the idea of going down there for revenge or anything... Plus Viola is down there now too... But they did sorta, kinda killed my dad a little bit, so... Maybe? I-I'm pretty okay with either option, to be honest.
The tall woman rubs her temple, "Okay. That doesn't help me." She looks at her other coworker, "St. Peter?"
St. Peter blinks twice before pointing behind himself, "...I just watch the door."
Sera sighs, "Right, of course. Thank you both. You may go... This is my decision to make."
Abel nods before standing up, "Whatever choice you make, your Highness! Heaven will be behind you!"
And with that the pair leave together...
Once the door closes, Sera gives an overwhelmed look on her face and presses her head to the window, "...F--k."
...
Now within a garden... Sir Pentious is trying to build what looks to be a robot version of one of his Egg Boiz.
Emily flies down with two ice cream cones in her hands, "Nothing beats the sadness away quite like saturated colors and sugar!" She flie down "What are you doing?"
The robot Egg Boi starts walking but then falls onto the floor... Breaking completely...
However, the blue angel smiles at this, "Wow! You're really talented!"
Sir Pentious looks down at the shattered robot, "That's about the closest I've come to my little Egg Boiz. They all perished in the zeppelin. Why aren't they here?"
Emily shrugs her shoulders, "I don't think any of us know how this works, Pentious. We just know it worked for you."
The former Sinner lets out a sigh, "...Right, I'm 'one of a kind.' I remember..."
Emily pauses for a moment and then throws the ice cream to the ground. She flies higher into the air and forms a large water bubble. The bubble soon begins to expand and glow white.
Sir Pentious looks up at the bubble with sparkly eyes, "Oh, my... Is that?"
The bubble soon pops, revealing five small golden Egg Boiz with wings and wide eyes have been conjured out of nothing. They begin to fly around the snake with large smiles.
The blue angel smiles while moving closer to her new friend, "Not quite the same as the ones you lost, but maybe it's something since you can't see your friends."
The redeemed soul screams with tears of joy running down his face, "I love them!"
The golden Egg Boiz all make funny little squawks, "Egg. Egg. Eggy. Egg. Egg. Eggy. Eggy."
The snake angel shouts again while hugging them, "I'll tolerate them! Thank you, Emily."
Emily flies closer towards him, "You also have at least one friend here, Pen. One super fun, silly, very cool friend." She then cheers, "Me! I'm talking about me!"
Sir Pentious laughs at this, "Yes. I figured it was you, yes."
...
And now... Lute angrily walks into Adam's old office, which is in ruin... She picks up a rock and throws it at the display for one of his guitar, shattering the glass.
Just then, Abel walks in, "Hey, Miss Lute. Can I call you that? Sorry to, uh, interrupt your, uh, freaky in the dark time. I was hoping to maybe get one of my dad's old guitars, you know? To remember him by." He takes the guitar from the shattered display.
The Exorcist doesn't look at him, "Get out."
The blonde raises an eyebrow at her, "Sorry?"
Lute shouts, grabbing the guitar in his hands, "GET OUT!" She rips the instrument from his hands before swinging it at him.
Abel quickly flies backwards, "Whoa! Y-yes. Uh, I'm leaving. Sorry. I'm leaving. I'm out." He then quickly leaves...
The Adam hallucination speaks up from behind her, "You know, I never liked that kid."
Lute balls her fists, "He's weak." She then throws the guitar at the nearby wall to break it.
The dead man nods in response, "Major p-ssy!" He then points to us, "Not the good kind."
The Exorcist frowns and kneels to the ground, "And now, I have to answer to him. He's nothing like you."
Adam moves closer to her, "Ouch. Yeah, that f--king sucks."
Lute touches the strings of the broken guitar, "I never got to tell you that-"
Adam scoffs, "You think I didn't already know?"
The woman looks up at him, "Did you?"
The hallucination shrugs his shoulders, "No f--king idea. If you don't know, I don't know, babe." He then walks through her, "So... What you gonna do about it?"
Lute blinks while balling up her fist, "...Wring that stitched together traitor's neck until it turns blue. And then I'm going to kill every last one of them..."
A voice is heard singing in the background, "Sanctus..."
Lute then stands up and begins to sing, "Does no one know...
who they're dealing with?"
Think I'll let it go?
forget and forgive..."
Another voice sings in the background, "Dominus..."
The Exorcist covers her face while looking down, "The rage in me..." Adam sings behind her, "Yeah!
"Is terminal..." "Yeah!"
"There's no remedy..." "Yeah!"
Lute then balls her fists, But to..."
She stands up fully and both her and Adam sing together, "Burn 'em all!"
Another voice sings in the background, "Ignis..."
Lute begins punching the wall while still singing, "I still got a job to do, my mission's incomplete...
Only a traitor could consider making peace..."
A voice sings again, "Vindictis..."
She looks at Adam while they sing together, "The Princess has to pay
for what she did that day!
Lute looks up while the hallucination flies away from her, "For what she took away..."
The duo sings together while Lute stomps on the table, "Storm's coming, I can see the clouds!
No running's gonna save you now!"
She spins before stomping one more time, "And hard rain is gonna fall down!"
She then jumps off the table, "Like gravity, like gravity!"
Lute then starts to punch the records on the wall, "Eye for an eye says you owe me a debt
Blood demands blood, gonna get my hands wet!"
She and Adam sing together while she lands on the floor, "The flood's coming now, you can bet on tragedy!
like gravity!" She grabs a shard from one of the many broken records on the floor...
Lute kicks the projector away and it lights up behind her, "You think you're Hell's great savior..."
Her shadow is large on the wall while she sings, "Will you still when I return the favor?"
She stabs into the wallpaper, "Take the one you need!"
The woman rips through it, "make you watch 'em bleed!"
She then throws the shard into the other wall, "Will you break thinking how you couldn't save her?"
Lute turns while covering her face, "Wishing you were there when they needed you..."
She looks up and watches the Adam hallucination float in front of the broken piece, "The only soul who's ever completed you..."
The Exorcist begins to glare, "Maybe then you'll get a little heated, too..."
She then flies towards Adam... She grabs the shard while sitting on his stomach, "And understand why this is what I need to do!"
Lute flies upwards towards the skylight, "Storm's coming, I can see the clouds!"
A voice sings in the background, "Sanctus Dominus!"
Both Lute and Adam sing while she lands on the skylight like a griffin, "No running's gonna save you now!"
She then shatters the skylight, "And hard rain is gonna fall down!"
The woman follows the shattered pieces of glass to the floor, "Like gravity, like gravity!"
Lute then walks up the window wall, "Eye for an eye says-"
Both her and and Adam sing, "You owe me debt!" The man sings behind her, "Yeah!"
Lute turns and stomps her foot on the wall, "Blood demands blood, gonna get my hands wet!" Adam sings at the same time, "Get your hands wet!"
The duo sing together while Lute kicks off the window, "The flood's coming!"
She lands while glass is thrown everywhere from the broken window wall, "Now you can bet on tragedy!"
Lute and Adam sing together again though her voice overpowers his, "Like gravity!"
A voice sings quietly in the background, "Dominus...
Lute stomps the floor one last time, panting... She then turns to the door with a glare... Only to see Abel, who closes the door the moment she notices him...
...
Manwhile.... Emily is guiding Sir Pentious into a bedroom while she covers his eyes. Her smile remains big, "No peeking."
The former Sinner chuckles, "You do realize I'm covered in eyes, right? But... But I can act shocked if you'd like!
The blue angel lets out a laugh, "Oh, right. Well, anyway... Ta-da!" She flies away from him, revealing a large, lavish bedroom.
Sir Pentious gasps while looking around the room, "Oh, my! This is..." He stops when he sees his bed. On the wall right above his bed is a picture all his friends spray painted on it, especially Cherri Bomb who is the biggest. Alastor looks like a deer with a red monocle.
The snake angel squints his eyes, "...A little creepy but perfect. Thank you, Emily."
Emily's hands shake in excitement, "Welcome to Heaven, Sir Pentious!" She rubs the back of her head with a chuckle, "Viola was more of an artist than I was..."
The newest angel lets out a small sigh.
Suddenly, Sera's voice is heard from speakers all over Heaven, "Attention, citizens of Heaven. Winners, angels, and all who reside."
...
On top of a tower, the Head Seraphim is surrounded by a group of archangels...
Sera continues, "Due to some recent concerns over Hell's rising tensions, it has been decided for everyone's safety... that Heaven will be closed off from any other realms. Incoming souls will be put through security protocols, but nobody gets in or out without expressed permission. This is for the good of Heaven and will protect us all. Thank you."
A group of archangels, including Sera, cast a spell on a tower that shoots a golden beam into the sky. This beam then starts to form a forcefield around Heaven.
...
Now on the balcony of his new room... Sir Pentious and Emily watch the forcefield form together...
The snake raises an eyebrow at her, "Is this bad?"
Emily raises an eyebrow back at him, I don't totally know. I guess not?"
Sir Pentious then blinks, "Do you think Charlie should know?"
The younger Seraphim suddenly flies upwards, "Oh, my gosh! Charlie. I should tell Charlie. AND VIOLA! About you and this and everything. B-Be right back!"
She then opens a portal and goes through...
The former Sinner starts to chase after her, "Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait! Please, can I see my friends?"
However, the portal closes on him before he could get through...
Sir Pentious sighs and climbs onto the bed with his new golden Egg Boiz...
On the outside view, from Hell's perspective... The forcefield closes around Heaven...
...
And soon enough, Emily returns from her brief visit to Hell... Her water bubble themed portal closing behind her...
The Seraphim sighs before sitting on the bed with him, "I hope Viola will be okay..."
Sir Pentious tilts his head at her, "You keep mentioning this Viola person... Should I know her? I have never met her before."
Emily blinks at her new friend, "Oh um, Viola's my girlfriend! I know I said that already...I actually saw her right at the end of my little portal trip..." She twiddles her thumbs in her lap, "She decided to stay in Hell after the last Extermination... After you were redeemed."
The snake nods back at her, "So that's why everyone was in such a panic. How unfortunate." He tilts his head upon noticing her frown, "...Do you miss her?"
The blue angel's frown grows, "So... So much more than I can say..." She balls her fist in her dress, "I was just... So MAD at her the last time I actually HAD a conversation with her... I didn't know what to think... Viola is just so... Sweet and nice to me and she was killing people behind my back... But she looked so sad..."
She shakes her head, "And I knew she took things so literally, I should have thought something like this would have happened... Just..." She turns to look at her friend, "Why did she lie to me? If she just told me when it started, I would have helped her..."
Sir Pentious frowns back at her, "Well, we humans have a saying! Hindsight is twenty-twenty, Emily. Perhaps Viola was scared of what you would have thought of her?" He grabs his hat, "...I know I don't know much about your relationship but... I'm afraid people lie for a lot of reasons, Emily."
Emily turns away from him, "Yeah... That makes a lot of sense actually." She waves her hand, "She was even afraid of what I would think of the scars she was created with."
The snake tilts his head at her, "Created?"
The Seraphim turns back to him, "She's made of quite a few different pieces of other Exorcists. Mostly from various extra parts..." However, she smiles while looking away from him, "...I like her cute little stitch marks... I don't know if Viola herself does."
Sir Pentious smiles at her, "Well... Maybe after this is all over, or when she redeems herself, it'll be a good ice breaker!"
Emily looks down... She smiles in the direction of Hell's planet, "Yeah! ...Definitely..."